Iraq to Assist with Robot Testing

The only way to really test a new weapons system is in war and Iraq
seems to be on the verge of becoming one of the biggest testing grounds
for military robotics in history. A new TimeDispatch
article provides an interesting list of hardware that may be tested
during the upcoming war. In addition to new uses for existing robots
like the
Global
Hawk and Packbot, There are
a lot of new technologies lined up for trials: The Dragon Eye UAV, the
fully autonomous JASSM stealth
missile which recognizes targets from memory, the Sensor Fuzed
Weapon (a smart cluster bomb that should allow one plane to
wipe out 30 acres of tanks), and the long rumoured, non-lethal
e-bomb that will use an electromagnetic pulse generator to destroy
equipment without harming humans.

Thanks to Saddam Hussein for graciously volunteering his country to be
a testbed for our technology. Can't wait for the results.
Unfortunately, innocent people will lose their lives probably. May
there be mercy for the innocent.